THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursclay, September 8, 1977° THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thu rsc!ay, 5eptember87197T 'sel I edges Pierce for House seat I DALEY s election has he controversy of those cam- bsided. r former Rep. e c o n d Con- t seat finally May when the ed Democratic d Pierce's re- nt., Pierce, an, clan, was de- er by Republi- by a scant 344 congressional' ilant," Pursell said on election night. Pierce pursued his attempt to gain a seat in the House for more than six months after the election. He continued to call for a recount, starting at the local level and progressing all the way to the U.S. House. All his requests to re-tally the vote were denied. Despite the controversy over who had really won the election, Pursell took his seat when Con- gress opened in January. FOLLOWING the decision to certify Pursell as the winner, Pierce said, "I feel like I've been on a roller coaster and now I've reached the bottom of the ride." He added, however, that he would continue to seek the re- count. The congressional campaign centered on the issues of health care, defense spending and the environment. Pierce, as a phy- sician, spoke out in favor of a National Health Care program, while Pursell touted his highly praised environmental protec- tion bill - Michigan's Resource Recovery Act. The two spent much of their campaign time in the Ann Arbor area, although the Second Congressional Dis- trict includes parts of Wayne and Monroe - counties, staging several debates before Univer- sity political science classes. THE CONTROVERSY which shadowed another local election last November has also just sub- sided. Former Washtenaw Coun- ty Sheriff Frederick Postill, who lost his bid for re-election to Re- publican Thomas Minick, was recently acquitted of the felo- nious assault -charges which some observers say contributed to his loss. In July 1976, just a few weeks before the primary election, Postill was involved in a brawl with one of his own deputies during a wedding reception in Chelsea and was accused of at- t jub- tempting to choke the deputy, Basil Baysinger, with a ,pair, of handcuffs. Following the charges and the accompanying publicity, Postill barely squeaked past his Demo- cratic opponent in the primary election. As the campaign pro- gressed toward November, Pos- till's efforts to retain his job as sher.iff were hampered as he stood a lengthy pre-trial hear- ing and then became involved in, a series of lawsuits with both Baysinger and s e v e r a 1 local newspaper employes. MINICK, A former member of the Ann Arbor Police Depart- ment, was careful to avoid the issue of the Chelsea brawl throughout the campaign months. Instead, the many Pos- till/Minick debates (two minor party candidates also ran for sheriff) were marked by name- calling and conflict over the issue of Teamster participation in the sheriff's department and the question of what type of drug control the department should institute. But despite the fact that none of the candidates dwelled on the Chelsea incident, the local me- dia continued to make it a front- page story. Observers say this may have cost Postill the elec-, tion; the final tally showed Minick had defeated the incum- bent 62,399 to 37,459. The ordeal was not -over for Postill, however. tThe former See PURSELL, Page 7 'here's one in every town. - 1 One hotel that stands for excellence, one'hotel that in time gains a reputation for superiority. In Ann Arbor, the Campus Inn is earning that reputation. Our philosophy is to make every guest feel at least as comfortable as he would at home. To do this, we demand the highest quality in everything we buy for the hotel, whether it's a, sirloin steak or a chandelier. Our conscien- tious sense of pride means you can expect the finest- every time you visit. Like all great hotels, we rely on reputation, not bright lights or billboards. We're on campus, at the corner of Huron and State. Come, be our guests at a fine hotel. Datly Photo by PAULINE LUKIENS Ann Arbor physician Edward Pierce fought a legal battle well past last November's election in an attempt to gain a seat in the U.S. House. Pierce lost the Second Congressional District seat to Carl Pursell by only 344 votes. ease student housinc SHORT or LONG Haireuttinq By Experts DASCOLA STYLISTS Arborland-971-9975 Maple Vilae-76 1-2733 E. Libertv--66$-9329 E. University-662-0354 By DENISE FOX Half the battle of living in Ann Arbor is finding a place to live. The other half is making sure the place you find is habit- able, both in terms of rent and living conditions. According to Jonathan Rose, director of the campus branch of WOULD FAMOUS JA IN MUSICALLERSTUDIO iNSTtIMETS ~tRUESHISTORIC MERN FOREIGN DOMESTIC repai SALES ACCESSORtIES s RENTAL LESSONS FOLK CUSTOM /'R M .ECLSIUC A.-1 PM ID j~jjsEDe PONE65-80 EXCEPT S 209 St. STATE, ANN ARBOR (UPSTAIRS) the Legal Aid Society (LAS) and co-director of the Michigan Stu- dent Assembly (MSA) Housing Law Project, that's no small; battle. Landlords in Ann Arbor, he said, charge high rent be- cause they can get away with it.-' "It's the nature of landlordsj to be very fond of money," Rose said. "They know there's a housing shortage and can charge a lot." Through the Housing Law Pro- ject, Rose and fellow attorney Paul Teich are combatting what they believe to be the injustices of the tenant/landlord relation- ship. The, p r o j e t, funded through the University, seeks to provide better housing for stu- dents and a more equitable re- lationship-between tenants and landlords. Among the programs Rose is working on is a model contract' between landlords and the Ann Arbor Tenant's Union. This con- tract is designed to slow down' the housing influx to provide bet- eys try to,, ter bargaining power etween tenants and landlords. "Last year the Ann Arbor vacancy rate was .07 per cent," he said. "Housing and Urban Development recom- mends a seven per cent mini- mum for a healthy atmos- phere." Rose is also working on a book to inform tenants how to take a case against a landlord to court without the aid of an attorney. Both Rose and Teich belong to Mayor Albert Wheeler's Fair Rental Practice Committee (FR- PC) which is attempting to solve housing problems in Ann -Arbor. "We developed and wrote about one-half of the recommen- dations that camze .,out 'o1:the cmmittee," Rose:said. 1", t w o recommendations which he considers most import- ant are that the University take a direct role in solving the hous- ing problem, and, providing a See ATTORNEYS, Page 7 East Huron at State. Ann Arbor, Michigan Phone 313/769-2200 k k rmmmm -mmmimmmmmmm mm m mm m mm mmm=ms~ r LEAVE BLANK Yes, I would like to s u b s c r i b e to THE LEAVE BLANK r MICHIGAN DAILY. I agree to be billed later (pre-payment necessary for subs. cutside of Ann Arbor, Mich.) - ONE SEMESTER TWO SEMESTERS PERMANENT r (automatically renewed r each term) r SCHEDULE OF PRICES: For Circulation Dept. Use Only r r, $12 SEPT. thru APRIL (2 Semesters) I p Stencil Typed $13 by Mail outside Ann Arbor 1nT d $6'50 per Semester r $7.00 by Mail outside Ann ArborN r as I Amount Due $-I Date Storted r (Please Print) Last Name First Middle nitiol I , I I .D. 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